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HARNESS SADDLE PAD.

No. 368,115. Patented Aug. 9,'1887.

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CHARLES W. ROGERS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HARNESS-SADDLE PAD.

v EBPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,115, dated August 9, 1887.

Application filed April 17, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. ROGERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddle Pads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in gig-saddle pads, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which show the parts in the various successive stages of manufacturing.

Figure 1 is a View of the pad-cover for the two sides of the saddle. Fig. 2 is a view of the pad-spreader. Fig. 3 is a cross-section, on a larger scale, of the pad-spreader, showing how it is bent on a'longitudinal central line to facilitate sewing the secondreed-cover to the flap, as seen in Fig. 12. Fig. 4 is a view of the pad-spreader and the felt pasted thereto on the side where the longitudinal central crease has been cut. Fig. 5 is a view of the pad cover and spreader quilted together, the felt being between the two. Fig. 6 is a cross-section, on a larger scale, of pad cover, pad- .spreader, and felt quilted together, as in Fig.

5. Fig. 7 is. an outer side view of the padcover and the two reed-covers stitched thereto with reeds. Fig. 8 is an inner side View of the flap. Fig. 9 is a view of the pad-cover, reed-covers, spreader, and flap, and shows the first reed-cover sewed to the flap. Fig. 10 is a cross-section, on a larger scale, of the parts embraced in Fig. 9, and shows the position of said parts when sewing together the first reedcover and flap. Fig. 11 is a view of the parts, showing both reed-covers sewed to the flap. Fig. 12 is a cross-section, on a larger scale, of the parts embraced in Fig. 11, and shows the position of said parts when sewing together the second or last reed-cover and flap. Fig. 13 is a view of the gig-saddle or harness-saddle complete.

The letter a designates the 1)3.(l*CO"1'f*llhfll3 pad which confines the stuffing and rests upon the animals back. It will be seen at the upper end, a, the pad-cover is narrower than it is farther down, and these ends of the two pad-covers are united bya scam, I). The padspread the pad-cover a over the row of stitches k at each edge, which secures the reed-covers f f and flap I. A peculiarity of this padspreader, and one which works out a useful result, is that on one side it has a longitudinal central crease, c. This may be made by making a slight cut in the surface with a point of a knife. By means of this crease or cut 0' the spreader, which is of stiff material, may be bent on a longitudinal line, as seen in Fig. 3 and also in Fig. 12, whereby its breadth is so much lessened thatit can be got out of the way, and thus facilitate't-he sewing the stitches k which unite .the second or last reed-cover and flap. The felt, d, is pasted to the padspreader c on that side where the crease or cut 0 has been made. (See Fig. 4..) The felt, of uniform thickness, covers the middle and lower end of the spreader. These parts and the padcovera are then united by quilting 0. (See Figs. 5 and 6.) A strip of leather is then folded to form reed-coverff and'to inclose a reed, 9. Two such reed-covers are united by stitches h to the pad covera, on its outer side. (See Fig. 7.) One reed-cover, f, (see Figs. 9 and 10,) is then placed against the innersurfaee of the flap I and secured by a row of stitches it placed between the reed and the row h of stitches. In order to unite the second or last reed-cover and flap the pad and its spreader 0 must be bent on a longitudinal line, (see Fig. 12,) so that when the reed-cover f is placed against the inner surface of the flap I there will be room for the needle to make the row of stitches 70.

It will now be readily understood that the longitudinal bend in the pad and spreader, that was made to facilitate sewing the last row k of stitches, can be reduced by flattening the pad down. For vthis purpose I use a .tool called a slicker, which is rubbed over the surface of the pad-cover. The formation of the pad pocket is then complete, and the spreader 0, being flat, serves its proper purpose, as before stated. The pad-pocket up to this point is stuffed or filled with the thin felt, d, at the middle and therefrom to the lower end. It now remains only to stuff the upper end orthick part, Z. This may be done in any suitable way. I provide a special way, however, which will now be described.

As already stated, the two pad-covers a at the outset are united by a seam, b,which leaves the seam-edges of the material turned inward. This produces a neat smooth appearance at the crotch-point m of the saddle. To secure 5 this neat appearance, therefore, a halfoblong notch, a, (see Fig. 9,) is made at the upper end of each flap I. These ends of the two flaps abut and produce on top of the saddle an oblong opening, a. (See Fig. 11.) Hair or other 10 pad material may then be inserted through the opening a to produce the thick part Z of the pad. Finally, a cross-row of stitches, 0, is made through the flap and pad-cover at each side of the said opening.

The top opening, a, is covered by the metal part 1) of the saddle.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. The method of making harness-saddle pads, consisting in first stitching the reedeovcr on one side of the pad to the flap, then In testimony whereotI affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES \V. ROGERS.

Witnesses:

J NO. T. Mannox, JOHN E. Mounts. 

